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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-15
THE MODEL MARRIAGE.

The views of marriage that prevail
among too many, augur i'll for the per
petuity of our republic, for nation il
not made by its navy or army, its cul
ture or education, but by its men ant
its women, and nations always rest up
on homes. These are what give tone
to the country. If, therefore the HON
es of our nation are the highest and the
best, then we have only before us ;
rosy future. If they be otherwise,
then we have very different outlook.
l would make marriage what the Cath
olic church calls it but does not make
it a sacrament. [ would have the
young man WOO his wife as Pygmal1or
wooed his statue which his own hands
had wrought He asked of the gods a
| wife like unto the statue. The answer
was: "Make thyself worthy, and thy
prayer shall be granted He tried to
do this, and went again and said, cam
1 not now worthy of the wife you have
promised me?" He pressed his lips to
the cold lips of the statue. And 10,
the marble throbbed, the blood ran
through the veins, the eyes opened and
smiled down into his the lips parted,
smiled upon him and said, Il am thy
wife, and thy pure, holy, manly affec-
ton hath evoked life into the marble
statue that thine own hands have cut
1t is only graceful tale OF the old
Greek mythology, but it has been a
verify in the lives of hundreds of wom-
en-, who by the holy living, by the re-
weren't love of noble husbands, have
been lifted up out of the darkness and
GOODNESS, compared to which their for
mer life was death. | wonld have such
marriage as was that of Elizabeth
Barrett Browning [ would have the
marriage to be like that Of Aurelian to
Zenobia, not walking with manacled
hand and downcast eyelld, but willing
captive, sitting on the east beside the
conqueror, his equal, and the banner
over them not the cruel eagles of Rome
but the banner of love.
When husbands shall carry themselv-
es to their wives with this royal and
pure love, standing forever on the white
height of chastity that they demand Of
their wives, and their abide forever,
practicing self,control and self-contin-
ence, as they demand of all women, be-
lieve me women will step out from be-
hind the masks that have hidden them
through all ages, and match men in the
grandeur of their living, and the depth
Of their tenderness, and the strength of
their attachment Then they shall
build a home whose pillars reach to
heaven. Then shall statelier Eden
come again to man. and the children
about them have for Their train
ing such divinities rs the old world new
er saw reignins an Old Olympus Mrs,
Mary A Liyermore, IN Philanthropist.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-15

4 tall Missourian called at the dis
trlct schoo! and, cycling the teacher
sternly said. My boy Henry tells me
you whipped him last evening
Eyes assented the teacher. edging
toward the door, ''but he deserved it, I
assure you,
''And he says you used rawhide on
him.
eyes, sir, but"
"And you slapped him with your
hands as well?"
81 did, but 1 assure you
assure nothing; let me give you a
pointer, when you have to punish that
boy, use club, he don't care for a
rawhide.''
Would be good for some Dodge City
boys. G.
The latest thing in charities in New
Pork is bureau for furnishing ssfree
legal advice for the poor.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
A Popular Innovation.

AT recent progressive dinner party in
Philadelphia, after the hostess and her
guests had returned to the drawing room
in state of exhilaration, the hostess in
quired of each young lady what had
pleased her most at the table Each one
expressed herself as being greatly amused
with story the gentleman next to her
had told.
'What was it, the hostess inquired.
The story was repeated and all ex-
claimed: The same one he told mol"
The hostess complimented the fortunate
man on his clever ability.
He expressed himself as being quite
gratified and in love with progressive dim
ners, adding that it was an economy of
brain work. being much pleasanter to
provide one good story for nineteen women
than nineteen stories for one woman.
Progressive dinners are popular with the
men.-Cincinnati Enquirer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
How Do We Amuse Ourselves?

Why should the workingman be fired
with that ardor for knowledge which is
not expected of ourselves? / look round
among my acquaintances and friends.
and declare that | do not know a single
household except where the head of it is
a literary man, and therefore obliged to
be always studying and learning, in
which the members spend their evenings,
after the days work, in the acquisition
of new branches of learning. One may
so further; even of those who belong to
the learned professions. few indeed there
are who carry on their studies beyond
the point where their knowledge has a
marketable value. The doctor learns his
craft as thoroughly as he can, and, after
he has passed, reads no more than is Just
necessary to keep his eyes open to new
lights the solicitor knows enough law to
carry on his business, and reads no more.
AS for the schoolmaster-who ever
heard of a classical master reading any
more Latin and Greek than he reads
with the boys? and who ever heard of
mathematical master keeping up his
knowledge of the higher branches, which
put him among the wranglers of his
year, but are not wanted in the school?
Even the lads who have just begun to go
into the city, and who know very well
that their value would be enormously in
creased by practical and real knowledge
of French, German or shorthand, will
not take the trouble to acquire it. Yet,
with the knowledge of all this, we expect
the workingman in his hours of leisure,
and after day physically exhausting, to
sit down and work at something intel
lectual. There are, without doubt, some
men so strong and so avid of knowledge
that they will do this, but these are not
many, and they do not long remain
workingmen. Besant in The
Contemporary Review.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
HUMIDITY OF THE AIR.
Its Effect Physique in summer and
Winter-Sudden Changes.


The amount of aqueous vapor that the
atmosphere is capable of holding varies
with its temperature, being greater when
the air is warm, greater in summer than
in winter, and greater in warm than a
cold climate The relative humidity ex-
ercscs powerful influence upon animal
and vegetable life. 1t is well known
fact that the inhabitants of a dry climate
are, as rule, thin and sallow, while
those living in moist, inslllar country
have well developed figures and fresh,
rudy compexions. 1t is to the greater
dryness of this country that we owe the
peculiar physique of our people, which is
so different from that of our English an
cestors.
SChagintwelt, a German. who travelled
extensively in this country, notes this
popularity, asserting that we are very
proud of the leanness of the women:
According to Pettenkofer and Volt. the
human body exhales from the lungs and
skin twenty-eight ounces in twenty-four
hours and of this little over seventeen
ounces is from the skin alone and, as the
amount eXhaled depends i'll great meas
ure upon the hygrometric condition Of
atmosphere, it becomes apparent that
even a slight change of only per cent.
in the relative humidity exercises a
marked influence upon the cutaneous and
respiratory exhalations produces a CORE
spending increase in the urinary secre-
tons and not infrequently in that of the
intestinal canal.
Dry climates, by diminishing the water
In the blood act as a powerful stimulant
to the nervous system, increasing its func-
tional activity, causing excitement and
sIeeplessness. Hence such climates, al
though admirably adapted to the treat
ment Of pulmonary diseases, are contra
indicted in many nervous affections.
"Ihs effect is observed even in healthy
persons ON their removal to a dry climate.
or to one of considerable elevation. and
exhibits itself i'll a certain degree of rest
lessness. Sudden changes in the per-
centage of relate humidity operate very
sensitively i'll diseased organism. their
first effects being a sudden increase or
diminution in the blood pressure. Hence
high attitudes, owing to diminished at
mosphcric pressure. even when combined
with a high percentage of relative humid
ity. is similar in its effects to dry climate
with lower elevation. York Med
ical Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
Why Mussulmans Hate Statues.

The equestrian statue of Mehemet Ali
is the only statue in Egypt, excepting, of
course, those found in ancient times.
This is because of Mohammedan religious
scruples The Mohammedans say that
at the last day Allah will say to every
one guilty of the impertinence of initiating
his creations: Put thou now a soul
into this thing thou hast carved or painted
in resemblance of my work." and when
the unhappy artists fail he will pack them
off to sheol in contemptuous wrath at
their presumption. Accordingly, from
the palace of the khedive to the humblest
home of any Mussulman of Egypt you
may search in vain for picture or a
statue adjoining its walls or decorating its
halls or chambers. Philadelphia Call.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
farm Copies.
SEPARATOR VS.. DREAMER.
MIR. DOUGLAS REPLIES.


Editor Register Il am sorry to find it
necessary to say anything farther upon
the creamery question, but the fulmna-
tions of the irrepressible Dorsey called
for one more reply. He characterizes my
article of the 2Sth ult as a case of what he
calls especial pleading, in other words,
a case where there is no testimony to
support the conclusions arrived at
Every statement made by me in that
article is backed by the most incontrovert-
ible testimony and was made with the
most painstaking care. The object of the
article in question was to show our pat
rons that while some got better returns
from their cows than others, it was due
to causes over which we could honestly
have no control, and lead them to investi-
gate and see if the difficulty, if any, was
not under their own control. 1t was our
aim and wish to give every patron his just
proportion according to the weight and
value of his milk, and we flatter ourselves
that we have done it with all the accuracy
possible in any creamery under any
system Our books are open aud always
have been to the inspection of our patrons
or any one else who wishes to do so from
honest motives, and we take great pleas
ure in explaining our system of deter
mining values, which has never been
adopted by any other creamery, but
which it is confidently predicted by good
judges must be eventually adopted by all.
So much for special pleading.
In my article of the 2Sth ult. | stated
that our patrons received, after paying
all expenses excepting the carrying of
the milk, from one to two cents per pound
more than the highest quotations of the
Middlebury market at the time. Our
butter sold from Is cents (and only two
small tubs as low as that to 80 cents
per pound, the freight, commission and
making to come out of that. Mr.. Dorsey
says that he has been told that our pat
rons .got only ID l-2 cents pound for
their butter and beside this paid two
cents COW per day for carrying their
milk" Here is direct issue of facts and
brand it as falsehood of his own in,
vention. We have not in our community
a single person so lost to all sense OF
truth and Justice as to inform him of any
such thing So Numerically opposed to tht
truth. Yours truly,
n. Il. DOUGLAS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25

porting all their heavy shearing sheep,
the showing would have been much bet
ter, at least so far as numbers are con-
cerned.
As the methods of obtaining the length
of staple vary so much as practiced by
those who have taken them at the differ
ent shearings, at which the fleeces here
given were shown, and as there is no
standard or rule regulating the taking
the length of staple, or fibre, it has been
deemed best by the committee on publ
cation to omit giving the lengths of either
of these in the following tables, as the
comparisons that might he made between
those taken by such different methods
might be only one of practice, where no
real difference in length of staple existed.
But one thing is evident from the lengths
of staple given in the reports of the differ
ent shearings that have been published,
that our statement in a former volume,
that we received greater addition to
weight of fleece by increase of thickness,
instead of length of staple, is verified by
the measurements as given, for we find
very few of the rams or ewes yielding
the heaviest fleeces reported as growing
a staple of more than average length,
while the ram that has furnished the
very heaviest fleece published is reported
as growing the shortest staple of any of
the heavy shearing rams recorded.
While we do not wish to be understood
as recommending breeding for shorter
staple, we would give it as our opinion
that great weight of fleece cannot be at
tanned by breeding for excessive length
of staple and that breeding from rams of
medium length and great density will in
crease the weight of fleece much faster
than breeding from rams of longer staple
but thinner wool. There is no doubt
that there has been an increase of length
of staple, but the attainment of this is
slower process, and must be bred for
with great care or diminution of weight
of fleece. by a depreciation of thickness.
will be sure to follew.
In regard to size the committee are of
the opinion that the greatest improve
ments will be accomplished within the
weights of from one hundred and thirty
to one hundred and fifty in rams and
from eighty to one hundred and ten in
ewes, and that the size cannot be increas-
ed very much beyond these weights with
out sacrificing to greater or less extent
that robust constitution that enables the
Merino sheep to rough it in large flocks,
or something of the great weight of
fleece already attained.
In regard to the amount of oil and of
folds or wrinkles that breeders are SO
generally advised to discard, the commit
tee believe that the natural amount of
these peculiar to the Merno breed of
sheep cannot be dispensed with without
a tendency to a thinner, lighter fleece,
with a staple of less strength and health
and ultimately less profitable to both the
producer and manufacturer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
TO LIVE WITHOUT EATING.
Fattening IA Disembcweled Tortoise-The
Sensnt inn of uunner-l.rent Entnrs

Fattening IA Disembcweled Tortoise-The
Sensation of IIunger-Great Eaters.
AutO-SuggestiOn, or belief that one is
nourished when one is not, is a great
thing and accounts for many phenom-
ena otherwise inexplicable. Sedillot re-
lates an incident To prove its existence in
the animal kingdom as well. "A tor
tosp weighing one kilogramme and a
half had been captured and permitted
during several weeks to wander around
the garden. subsisting on flies and other
insects. When weighing two kilo-
grammes the creature was recaptured
and evisccrated from behind, its head.
members and shell being left intact. 1t
was then restored to its liberty weighing
fifteen grammes less than at the time of
its first capture. and although entirely
hollow and open on its posteriOr aspect
it roamed about as before, swapping up
flies that after being swallowed readily
| escaped from behind. After two weeks
the animal was taken and again weighed,
when it was found to he five grammes
heavier than at the period Immediately
after its evisceration. The creature was
a croyant-that is, believed that it was
taking into its system an abundance Of
allment; it was growing fat. What
was this mysterious energy that worked
an apparent impossibillty, if not auto
suggestions?
On the other hand. this sensation of
hunger is. at least, in a certain measure,
Independent of the state of inanition. In
other words in cases of nervous diseases
Inn, 1,,f ,lt Il
distressing effects, in "a body sufficiently
nourished. In support of this distinction,
NJ. de Parville says: 1--WE are acquainted
with lean lawyer and a fat engineer,
both of them neurasthenic. If the lawyer
does not take a glass of Madeira and
sandwich at ) o'clock he becomes livid
and has an attack of vertigo. The engi-
neer is tougher. For about year he
guarded himself pretty well against his
idioSyncrasy by smoking; but toward
1:3O, when he came home and smelled
the Odor of the disease. If he was not
served on the instant. he could not con-
troll himself and went into veritaDle
fury He became positively and in spite
of himself furiorlsly ravenous. And yet,
he was fat. and had no need to repair the
i''''' vi tiit VI Siillolll tlldt WIS dlItduy
too well nourished.
So also numerous stories are found in
all ancient medical dictionaries relative to
those great eaters whose Unsuitable
stomachs enguphed enormous masses of
solids and liquids. Such was the case Of
Tararus, who went so far as to drink the
blood of his patients and eat the flesh of
cadavers. and who was suspected of hav-
ing devoured a 4-year-od child; yet he
had a most sweet disposition when he
wasn't hungry Henry Howard in The
Cosmopolitan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
Saved by n Hair Rope.

Five minutes later, the tunnel men of
the Excelsior mine. a mile below. taking
their luncheon on the rude platform of
debris before their tunnel, We're suddenly
driven to shelter in the tunnel from an
apparent rain of stones rocks and pebbles
from the cliffs above. Looking up. they
were startled at seeing four round objects
revolving and bounding in the dust of
the slide which eventually resolved
themselves into three boys and girl.
For a moment the good men held their
breath in helpless terror. Twice one of
the children had struck the outer edge of
the bank and displaced stones that shot
1000 feet down into the dizzy depths of
the valley. and now one of them, the
girl. had actually rolled out of the slide
and was hanging over the chasm sup
ported only by a clump of chimasal to
which she chung.
Hang on by your eyelids, sis. but
don't stir for heavens sake" shouted
one Of the men, as two others started on
hopeless ascent of the cliff above them.
But a light. childish laugh from the
clinging little figure above them seemed
to mock them. Then two small heads
appeared at the edge of the slide then a
diminutive figure, whose feet were APP
parently held by some invisible compan-
ion, was showed over the brink, and
stretched its tiny arms toward the girl
But in vain, the distance was too great
Another laugh of intense youthful en-
joyment followed the failure. and new
insecurity was added to the situation by
the unsteady hands and shoulders of the
relieving party, who Were apparently
shaking with laughter. Then the ex-
tended figure was seen to detach what
looked like a small black rope from its
shoulders and threw it to the girl. There
was another little giggle. The faces of
the men below paled in terror. Then
Polly-for it was she-hanging to the
long pgtail of Wan Lee, was drawn with
fits of laughter back in safety to the
slide. Their childish treble of apprecia-
ton was answered by ringing cheer
from below.
"Darned eff | ever want to cut off a
Chinaman pigtail again, boys, said
one of the tunnel men as he went back
to dinner.-Bret Harte in The Queen
of the Pirate Isle
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25

1t may not be generally known that the
little seaport town of Wismar, in the
Baltic, is virtually in the same position as
Montague Tigg's shirt-namely, at the
pawnbroker's, 1t was in 1903 that
Sweden pawned the town to the Duchy
of Mecklenburg for round sum Of
money. 1t was then stipul aad that the
town should be restored to Sweden at the
end of a century, provided the sum lent
together with interest, Were paid back to
Mecklenburg.
This sum is now said to amount to sew
eral hundred million marks, ard appar-
entity there is little chance of Wismar be-
ing able to pay it at the date fixed This
singular treaty has lain dormant in the
archives of the municipality ever since it
was made up to the other day, when
apropos of the concession of some land to
the customs authorities, it was eXhumed
for legal purposes. Pail Mall Gazette
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
Borings in the Nile Delta.

The borings in the delta of the Nile,
undertaken by the Royal society and in
trusted to a detachment of the Royal
engineers by permission of the British
secretary of state for war, have now
reached depth of nearly 200 feet with
ont the solid bottom having been reached,
a depth greater than was generally an
ticipated. A consignment of specimens
has lately arrived in London and is now
under examination.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
Safety of Miners.

AS matter of precaution for the safety
of employees work is suspended in certain
Austrian coal mines, in dangerous places,
during a fall of the barometer, it having
been proved by experiment that the
quantity and intensity of explosive gases
greatly increase as the atmospheric pres
sure diminishes. Chicago Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
They have a toboggan slide at Ri

They have toboggan slide at Bis
marck where, it is said, the steel-shod
toboggans acquire avelocity of three
miles a minute.
The following advertisement appear
ed the other morning in the columns of
a newspaper: "Wanted, nurse for
an infant aged about thirty"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
SCIRRHUS CANCER.

The untold benefit have received from Of 8.
leads to acknowledge its virtues and recommend it to
all who suffering with humors year ago this July
wrote to the company in Atlanta Ga concerning
that had troubled me two three past but which
had been increasing in size and redness quite rapidly
three months preceding that letter had heard Of the
wonderful Of swifts Specific and resolved TO try it,
commenced taking it in April 1884. My general health
was much improved yet the cancer which breast
continued to grow slowly but surely When wrote in
July last received atrease blood and skin diseases,
with advice to keep the g. s. s. did The bunch
grew and became quite heavy also very dark and angry
looking until the middle of December when felt that
must either have cut out die. But contrary to all
expectations, it commenced to little bloody sub.
stance and in week it seemed to break making large
opening and dischagng quantities of almost black thick
blood 1t continued to discharge less and less, healing
around the edges until February, when it entirely
healed and WE'LL took twentysx bottles Of the sS S.
and feel that my life to its virtues. My is
wonder and miracle to all in and about this community
wish could tell everybody Of the benefits have
ceved and induce all who suffer from Swifts
Specific am twenty-five years old, and my health is
improved that feel better than have for years.
BETSY WOOD, Cochssett, Plymouth Co., Mass.
July Is, 1883.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
eli, this advertisement for future reference.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE-Estate of
Y Retsey Dalrymple.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Adj
Olson, Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all per
sons against the estate of Betsey Dalrymple,
late of Weybridge, in said district, deceased,
and all claims exhibited in Offset thereto,
purposes aforesaid, at the store of NJ. +.
Sprague, Weybridge, on the Goth day of April
and Eth day OF August next from ten O'Clock,
days, and that six months from the 23d day OF
February, A. ID. 1887, is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Weybridge, this 5th day OF March,
A. ID. 1887.
j. II. sPRAGUE, (coms
IL c. b. BULLARD,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25

No man vhas so great or good dot he
can kick SOMEBODY'S dog und not make
an enemy Dunder.